Footwear Interventions for Foot and Ankle Arthritis
Included Eligibility Screening Identification
Records identified through database searching ( n = 2359 )
Records after duplicates removed ( n = 1440 )
Records screened ( n = 1440 )
Full-text articles assessed for eligibility ( n = 56 )
Studies included in qualitative synthesis ( n = 11 )
Studies included in quantitative synthesis ( meta-analysis ) ( n = 0 )
Additional records identified through other sources ( n = 5 )
Records screened ( n = 1384 )
Full-text articles excluded ( n = 45 ): Custom footwear : 4 Sandal : 1 Footwear not provided : 12 Footwear control for orthoses : 8 Footwear adapted for marker placement : 6 Review paper : 10 Study protocol : 2 Study design : 2
Fig . PRISMA flow diagram of search strategy .
Key reasons for the exclusion of studies included the use of custom footwear and the use of footwear as a control condition for 3D gait analysis . A total of 11 studies met the inclusion criteria for assessment . Of the included studies , seven investigated
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, two investigated gout [ 11 ], [ 23 ] , and two investigated first metatarsophalangeal joint osteoarthritis ( 1MTP OA ) [ 12 ], [ 24 ] . Five studies were randomized clinical trials [ 12 ], [ 13 ], [ 18 ], [ 19 ], [ 21 ] , three studies were prospective observational intervention studies [ 11 ], [ 17 ], [ 22 ] and three studies were laboratory-based intervention studies
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